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pelosi became the first female speaker of the house in 2007, then went on to talk about her work to elect new, and younger people to congress. >> why are we talking about whether she's old enough, or too old to do it? >> reporter: melissa murray says it represents the double standard part of public life. >> this is a long standing kind of narrative, white men get more distinguished, women just get old and decrepit. >> reporter: often talked about for their appearance, rather than their accomplishments. >> these are things that don't get talked about when men are the subjects. we talk about their actions, their policies, not about their pant suits or their hairstyles. >> reporter: back to that controversial question. pelosi's answer? no. ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> tracking clouds and rain, using stormtracker 2 to show you when the first in a series of storms will reach your area. >> in 90 seconds, they claim to be accepting your hard earned >>> tonight's special report is a cautionary warning. spending 4 months investigating a group, and we learned they're padding their pockets, but not for
pelosi became the first female speaker of the house in 2007, then went on to talk about her work to elect new, and younger people to congress. >> why are we talking about whether she's old enough, or too old to do it? >> reporter: melissa murray says it represents the double standard part of public life. >> this is a long standing kind of narrative, white men get more distinguished, women just get old and decrepit. >> reporter: often talked about for their appearance,...
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elarms remains in jail. >>> an election upset. the vote that unseats one of california's longest serving congressmen. >>> and i'm back here in just a few minutes, forecasting rain in the forecast for thursday. and friday, i'll have the timing on that, and when things will warm up around here, >>> chevron says it plans to replace pipes in richmond with better piping, following that devastating fire back in august. those repair plans were outlined in a letter sent to the city of richmond. the general manager says he is optimistic they can complete those repairs on the crude unit by the first quarter of next year. >>> the contra costa fire district says it will have to close four of its 28 fire stations come january after voters rejected a parcel tax. measure q failed to get the votes needed last night. with 52% voting in favor. 47% voting no. firefighters also say besides the four stations being closed in january, there may be even more. six more may have to close by 2015. >>> voters in southern alameda county replace the bay area's
elarms remains in jail. >>> an election upset. the vote that unseats one of california's longest serving congressmen. >>> and i'm back here in just a few minutes, forecasting rain in the forecast for thursday. and friday, i'll have the timing on that, and when things will warm up around here, >>> chevron says it plans to replace pipes in richmond with better piping, following that devastating fire back in august. those repair plans were outlined in a letter sent to...
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>> with the election over, congress and the president approach the fiscal cliff, what could happen if law-makers don't act. >>> and cal-train commuters facing big changes tonight. developing news about one lucky escape. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is bay area news at 7:00. >> good evening, this is bay area news at 7:00. we begin with developing news out of redwood city. this is video of just about 15 minutes ago when news chopper two of over the scene involving a commuter train.and a car. it happened along the tracks at pennsylvania avenue along maple street. cal train says that the car stalled on the tracks and the driver and a child got out before the train hit the car. train traffic has been halted now for little more than an hour. >>> barack obama is back home after securing a second term in office. the president first lady, and their two daughters returned from chicago, aboard air force one, landing at andrews air force base. president obama won almost all the key swing states last night and then swept most western states, pushing him to victory over
>> with the election over, congress and the president approach the fiscal cliff, what could happen if law-makers don't act. >>> and cal-train commuters facing big changes tonight. developing news about one lucky escape. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is bay area news at 7:00. >> good evening, this is bay area news at 7:00. we begin with developing news out of redwood city. this is video of just about 15 minutes ago when news chopper two of...
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eric rasmussen is live in lafayette, he tells us this is all because of what happened on election night. >> reporter: you know measure q was a parcel tax to fill a budget hole at the fire protection district. it did not pass this week and now fire officials say it's no longer a question of whether fire stations will close, only which ones. >> reporter: neighbors of fire station 17 in lafayette are already worrying and wondering if it's on the chopping block. >> it would absolutely break our heart. >> reporter: isabela adolphson live across the street. >> it was just amazing, it's a safe place. >> reporter: on tuesday, measure q failed to get the 2/3 vote needed to authorize a parcel tax to fill a gap at the fire district. today they were meeting to talk about which of the department's 28 stations would have to close something he warned about when we talked to him in july. >> it's not a scare tactic it's reality. >> reporter: now the county fire marshallen confirms four stations will -- marshal confirms four stations will close in january. >> whether or not it's down the vet from -- down
eric rasmussen is live in lafayette, he tells us this is all because of what happened on election night. >> reporter: you know measure q was a parcel tax to fill a budget hole at the fire protection district. it did not pass this week and now fire officials say it's no longer a question of whether fire stations will close, only which ones. >> reporter: neighbors of fire station 17 in lafayette are already worrying and wondering if it's on the chopping block. >> it would...
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the president won the election barely, but he did not get a referendum. the other thing is, we still have enou votes in the senate that he needs to come across the island talk to us. i know of no cnversation from the president with our side. if you want to compromise talk to us. there could be a compromise. i'm willing to compromise on saying that military spending could be cut, and soaker domestic spending. that is where the compromise should be the. neil: among your republican colleagues i don't see that par of the compromise either. they have revenues on the table, and i guess the devil is in the proverbial details, but when it comes to spending, they are very, you know, love to cut their near and dear is used, like defense. and for very valid reasons, just as democrats will tell you valid reasons for, you know, going slow on entitlements. with that mentally being the case, what do you think will happen? >> i think there will be some big, messy bill made in some sausage factory you never want to go to. that bill will be passed, and i will probably oppo
the president won the election barely, but he did not get a referendum. the other thing is, we still have enou votes in the senate that he needs to come across the island talk to us. i know of no cnversation from the president with our side. if you want to compromise talk to us. there could be a compromise. i'm willing to compromise on saying that military spending could be cut, and soaker domestic spending. that is where the compromise should be the. neil: among your republican colleagues i...
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not likely to happen in the next election two years from now. question, would she step down? >> nancy pelosi announced she'd like to stay on. >> we have work to do. and i have made a decision to submit my name to serve as the house democratic leader. >> pelosi failed in the drive to take back the house and return as speaker but says that is not going to count against her. >> my colleagues made it clear. they must have coordinated because message was clear don't think of leaving. >> on election night i asked the spokesman for the committee if pelosi had failed. >> she's best fund-raiser in the history of american politics in the house. >> in 22 months she attended 650 fund raising events, raising $72 million for democratic members of congress. saying they could wind up with as many as eight more meets. >> i think expectation is that there is never a chance to get into the house again because of the restricting that took place. >> pelosi said she wants a seat at the table when the president calls. today, the president told reporters he will be calling congressional leaders toge
not likely to happen in the next election two years from now. question, would she step down? >> nancy pelosi announced she'd like to stay on. >> we have work to do. and i have made a decision to submit my name to serve as the house democratic leader. >> pelosi failed in the drive to take back the house and return as speaker but says that is not going to count against her. >> my colleagues made it clear. they must have coordinated because message was clear don't think of...
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. >> the election was over. the president won re-election. the voices of the public were heard. they want us to cooperate. if you want an honest investigation of this tragedy, we will join you. but if you want to persist in trying somehow to put this, lay this at the doorstep of the president or the secretary of state, or the united nations ambassador, you will find us ready and willing to resist to the teeth. >> to the teeth. that's what it was like today at the house foreign affairs committee's hearing on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, and in the house and senate and intelligence committees but those are both closed to the public. we learned today newly resigned cia chief david petraeus agreed to testify at a closed intelligence committee hearing tomorrow and maybe a closed house hearing, too. in his first remarks to a reporter since he resigned, general petraeus told kyra phillips from "headline news" his resignation had strictly to do with the affair and not related to benghazi. he told kyra phillips he's eager to testify in congress about the benghazi
. >> the election was over. the president won re-election. the voices of the public were heard. they want us to cooperate. if you want an honest investigation of this tragedy, we will join you. but if you want to persist in trying somehow to put this, lay this at the doorstep of the president or the secretary of state, or the united nations ambassador, you will find us ready and willing to resist to the teeth. >> to the teeth. that's what it was like today at the house foreign...
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. >>> and the handful of multimillionaires trying to have an election victory. how they're adding up the costs and losses the day after the vote. >> good evening. after record temperatures two days ago, a more seasonal weather shift. it's not just rain we'll be dealing with tomorrow. we certainly will have showers out there. high def doppler picking up showers off the peninsula coast line. there it is, the radar. light showers off shore. the big change for everyone, a big drop in temperature. upper level low direct from the gulf of alaska from anchorage, giving us the coolest weather since easter. lasting more than one day. skiers are happy with this winter weather advisory, 3 to 7 inches of new snowfall. some of the higher peaks around here that may see snow and the weekend forecast coming up. >>> the weather on the other side of the country is impacting travelers here in the bay area. the nor'easter has cancelled dozens of flights to the new york area and 21 flights from sfo were grounded today. another ten arrivals were cancelled as well. theresa garcia with
. >>> and the handful of multimillionaires trying to have an election victory. how they're adding up the costs and losses the day after the vote. >> good evening. after record temperatures two days ago, a more seasonal weather shift. it's not just rain we'll be dealing with tomorrow. we certainly will have showers out there. high def doppler picking up showers off the peninsula coast line. there it is, the radar. light showers off shore. the big change for everyone, a big drop in...
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pelosi became the first female speaker of the house in 2007, then went on to talk about her work to elect new, and younger people to congress. >> why are we talking about whether she's old enough, or too old to do it? >> reporter: melissa murray says it represents the double standard part of public life. >> this is a long standing kind of narrative, white men get more distinguished, women just get old and decrepit. >> reporter: often talked about for their appearance, rather than their accomplishments. >> these are things that don't get talked about when men are the subjects. we talk about their actions, their policies, not about their pant suits or their hairstyles. >> reporter: back to that controversial question. pelosi's answer? no. ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> tracking clouds and rain, using stormtracker 2 to show you when the first in a series of storms will reach your area. >> in 90 seconds, they claim to be accepting your hard earned cash on behalf of a charity. >> if you're legitimate, why are you running away? >> our four month investigation reveals why you should think twice befor
pelosi became the first female speaker of the house in 2007, then went on to talk about her work to elect new, and younger people to congress. >> why are we talking about whether she's old enough, or too old to do it? >> reporter: melissa murray says it represents the double standard part of public life. >> this is a long standing kind of narrative, white men get more distinguished, women just get old and decrepit. >> reporter: often talked about for their appearance,...
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two female military soldiers just elected. talk to the women who just got elected, the working moms who want to promote jobs. that's what we need to do. >> jennifer: all right. so keli according to the analysis from the center of research and learning if governor romney had won half -- i'm flipping to the youth vote or if millennials didn't vote in several states at all, the states would have flipped red. >> i read a column a couple of months ago, long before this whole conspiracy theory started taking over the nation. polling methodology today is still basically set up to undercount people who look like me. it's also low income people, and the reason that is the case because most polling is done by phone land lines. how many young people do you know have phone land loans? so i was looking at this data and interviewing pollsters who were acknowledging if you are polling for a race in a retirement community in florida, your number also probably be pretty accurate. so that's why i wasn't completely stunned that the turned out in
two female military soldiers just elected. talk to the women who just got elected, the working moms who want to promote jobs. that's what we need to do. >> jennifer: all right. so keli according to the analysis from the center of research and learning if governor romney had won half -- i'm flipping to the youth vote or if millennials didn't vote in several states at all, the states would have flipped red. >> i read a column a couple of months ago, long before this whole conspiracy...
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you saw some of these faces yesterday among the new members-elect. i said then that they were part of the most diverse caucus in the history of the world, the first time their parliamentary body would have a party who had a majority of women and minorities. as its strength and we're very, very proud of that. i said yesterday we did not have the majority but we have the gav gavel. excuse me. we don't have the gavel. we don't have -- we have our own gavel. we have something more important. we have unity. we do not have the gavel, we do not have the majority but we have unity. i think our caucus this morning demonstrated that very clearly. so i come here with my sisters when i came to congress 25 years ago, there were about 23 members of congress who were women out of 435. just think of that. 11, 12 democrats, 11 republicans, something like that. today we have over 60 house democratic women. very good. [ applause ] not enough. we want more. but all of us who were there that dozen early on, that dozen of us there, we all took responsibility to try to pul
you saw some of these faces yesterday among the new members-elect. i said then that they were part of the most diverse caucus in the history of the world, the first time their parliamentary body would have a party who had a majority of women and minorities. as its strength and we're very, very proud of that. i said yesterday we did not have the majority but we have the gav gavel. excuse me. we don't have the gavel. we don't have -- we have our own gavel. we have something more important. we...
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he's giving his first news conference since being re-elected. he will meet the press at 1:0 this afternoon and probably should be prepared to answer some tough questions about general petraeus and allen and the fbi investigation as well as libya, not to mention the fiscal cliff and we're learning more about the woman who knew both general, tampa socialite jill kelley. a senior defense official says the e-mails between the two were more than just calling one another sweetheart, they were flirtatious and unprofessional. both of them wrote letters vouching for her sister in a child custody case and she made this phone call claiming she had some sort of diplomatic status which she does not. >> i am an honorary consul-general so i have unveilability so i should -- they should not be going across my property. but that's against the law to cross my mrort. um, it's involable. >> "the washington post" says there is a new focus on sensitive information in her possession. multiple u.s. officials have insisted to nbc news there was no security breach. let m
he's giving his first news conference since being re-elected. he will meet the press at 1:0 this afternoon and probably should be prepared to answer some tough questions about general petraeus and allen and the fbi investigation as well as libya, not to mention the fiscal cliff and we're learning more about the woman who knew both general, tampa socialite jill kelley. a senior defense official says the e-mails between the two were more than just calling one another sweetheart, they were...
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keep in mind that this is the second election where they have failed to have a democratic majority in the house. she has been the minority leader now through two elections and certainly possible that she may not -- republican leadership that we don't expect to change over much at all. she may hand the mantle over to somebody else. we will find out in a couple hours or less. >> we will be monitoring that as well. thank you very much. >>> you talked about the future of nancy pelosi. we can tell you she's already spoken to the cia about the growing controversy involving general david petraeus and john allen. >> i don't have any reason to think that there are any national security issues at stake in what's transpiring. >> we just got breaking news that nancy pelosi will be staying on so she's not going to step down and hand over her duties. we will see more years of nancy pelosi there on the capitol hill. helping run things out will. we can also tell you back to the situation with pelosi, mentioning that on the controversy there, this question about the nature of the e-mails sent between
keep in mind that this is the second election where they have failed to have a democratic majority in the house. she has been the minority leader now through two elections and certainly possible that she may not -- republican leadership that we don't expect to change over much at all. she may hand the mantle over to somebody else. we will find out in a couple hours or less. >> we will be monitoring that as well. thank you very much. >>> you talked about the future of nancy...
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president after winning the election. we turn to our political insiders >> a new partisan fight brewing over the fiscal cliff. the first big challenge for the president after winning the election this past week. >> that's why we turn to political insiders. our question this time out is common in people of the period in these critical times, she didn't get a majority in the house. does that mean she stays in or is she out of the democratic leader? >> i think she stays. number 1, there is no successor. people consider her to be the leader. there is no pressing reason for her to leave. >> mayor.brown, usually when you have lost twice or you haven't achieved the majority -- >> shooting was choice. she actually had a net increase this time around. she lost her medically in 2010. she did not achieve 25, as she said. but she did get 17 or 18. her own state of california, she got two or three at least. >> historically, if you don't take it over the top and regain the majority, they start shopping around or you resign. what makes
president after winning the election. we turn to our political insiders >> a new partisan fight brewing over the fiscal cliff. the first big challenge for the president after winning the election this past week. >> that's why we turn to political insiders. our question this time out is common in people of the period in these critical times, she didn't get a majority in the house. does that mean she stays in or is she out of the democratic leader? >> i think she stays. number...
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you have to wait your turn. >> look, everybody elected to congress on boeth sides of the aisle are elected by their own right. we are very proud we just elected a class of 49 new democrats, all of whom are eligible for leadership at a certain point. if this caucus didn't believe in the leadership it has, it would have chosen other leaders. she would stay as leaders and say i'll stay if you stay, that is automatic renewal of a contract as i have ever seen. but when that happened, our caucus erupted in cheers that she made the decision to stay. >> congressman steve israel of long island, new york. thank you for taking time for us. so lawmakers meet for obama with talks on avoiding the fiscal cliff, they also face a bigger political challenge, that is disposing of the sour grapes that pickled them into near pa r paralysis. the big obstacle for that is a 60-word edict known as the pledge. and anti-tax document written by conservative activist grover norquist and signed by every republican member. the catch is the big sto stonewalling effort was on a contingent plan that mitt romney would need
you have to wait your turn. >> look, everybody elected to congress on boeth sides of the aisle are elected by their own right. we are very proud we just elected a class of 49 new democrats, all of whom are eligible for leadership at a certain point. if this caucus didn't believe in the leadership it has, it would have chosen other leaders. she would stay as leaders and say i'll stay if you stay, that is automatic renewal of a contract as i have ever seen. but when that happened, our...
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president obama did not back down to pointed questions during a news conference following the election. three issues cia sex scandal. the president says this drama has no bearing on national security. tax cuts, he says the nation cannot afford tax breaks for wealthyest americans and says anyone who has an issue with un ambassador susan rice, a possible choice for secretary of state should go after him not her. rice has come under skrut my on the handling of attacks on the u.s. embassy in ben dwaz gazy some republicans vowed to block the phone shall nomination. the president took a wide range of questions for nearly an hour and talk btd resignation of david petraeus and discovered -- discussed mandatory spending cuts and tax increases will take affect. >> top priority has to be jobs and growth. got to build on progresses we've made. we've got a growing, thriving middle class. >> republicans say they're willing to make a deal but are adammant taxes not increase. dow jones fell today on news a deal is not close. nancy pelosi says she wants to keep her role, her post as house minority lead
president obama did not back down to pointed questions during a news conference following the election. three issues cia sex scandal. the president says this drama has no bearing on national security. tax cuts, he says the nation cannot afford tax breaks for wealthyest americans and says anyone who has an issue with un ambassador susan rice, a possible choice for secretary of state should go after him not her. rice has come under skrut my on the handling of attacks on the u.s. embassy in ben...
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and again on election day. this morning, detectives are looking to see what was stolen and arrested a local napa man in the case. police say 21-year-old kevin michael hagan admitted to burglarizing the residence twice saying he wasn't aware it belonged to pelosi until the second time. >>> well, twin baby sisters joined at the chest and abdomen were successfully separated wednesday in children's hospital of philadelphia. the lead surgeon said 8-month-old allison and amelia tucker should be able to live full, healthy and independent lives. >>> a judge in los angeles has rejected a bid by fox broadcasting to block the dish network's auto hop feature that lets users skip commercials. the dish network called the ruling a victory for consumer choice. but tv networks are concerned that the auto hop will undermine advertising revenue. >>> and a new much-anticipated feature from online bulletin board pinterest, the popular website is unveiling secret boards today so that pinners can keep their favorite inspirations priv
and again on election day. this morning, detectives are looking to see what was stolen and arrested a local napa man in the case. police say 21-year-old kevin michael hagan admitted to burglarizing the residence twice saying he wasn't aware it belonged to pelosi until the second time. >>> well, twin baby sisters joined at the chest and abdomen were successfully separated wednesday in children's hospital of philadelphia. the lead surgeon said 8-month-old allison and amelia tucker should...
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the first since his re-election. reporters are likely going to be asking about a lot more than the fiscal cliff, as important as that is, be now that the president's national security team is coping with an expanding scandal. congress drilling down on the investigation into benghazi. joining me from the white house, chuck todd, chief white house correspondent, be host of "the daily run down request" and enjoying a front row seat. >> as you point out the hoping statement will be about the fiscal cliff. the whole point of this press conference was about setting, you know, this was their intention, right. about setting sort of the parameters of the public debate where they are on fiscal cliff. but, of course, we haven't questioned him in over eight months. questions about benghazi, questions about the petraeus thing, how did the fbi, is the president pleased with, seems there's a little pattern here of it seems to take a while for certain information to get to the white house a little bit, how -- what is his reaction to
the first since his re-election. reporters are likely going to be asking about a lot more than the fiscal cliff, as important as that is, be now that the president's national security team is coping with an expanding scandal. congress drilling down on the investigation into benghazi. joining me from the white house, chuck todd, chief white house correspondent, be host of "the daily run down request" and enjoying a front row seat. >> as you point out the hoping statement will be...
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and there's a lot of male senators. >> reporter: london braid was just elected to the board of supervisors in san francisco. at 38, she is considered principally a teenager in the political world. but she says, age is a virtue. >> as a young girl, i always admired here, and have a tremendous amount of respect for her. >> reporter: pelosi talked about the numbers of women in congress, and for the first time ever, women and minorities will make up the majority of the democratic caucus! white men are the new minority. cbs 5 political analyst joe tumen says we aren't there yet. >> you'll know this is no longer an issue in this country when we're not doing stories about this anymore. when it's not remarkable. when we don't refer to someone by genderizing them in some way. >> reporter: nancy pelosi is one of the biggest fundraisers for the democratic party. some say her decision to stay on just gives republicans more fuel to their fire. technically she needs to win a leadership vote to stay on. but democrats say she's a lock. >>> after years after telling you all the doom and gloom, i had to do
and there's a lot of male senators. >> reporter: london braid was just elected to the board of supervisors in san francisco. at 38, she is considered principally a teenager in the political world. but she says, age is a virtue. >> as a young girl, i always admired here, and have a tremendous amount of respect for her. >> reporter: pelosi talked about the numbers of women in congress, and for the first time ever, women and minorities will make up the majority of the democratic...
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we saw in this election. with the changing demographics and the growth in the latino community, these votes are going to be even more relevant in the future. >host: >> next, president obama and john boehner talk about the fiscal cliff. after that, the white house press briefing with jay carney. >> president obama says that tuesday's elections show that most americans agree with the deficit reduction plan. the president has invited presidential leaders to discuss the deficit and warned about the potential effects of the fiscal cliff. that is this series of tax increases and budget cuts that take effect in january if congress does not act. the president addressed an audience from the white house east room. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president and the vice president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. t
we saw in this election. with the changing demographics and the growth in the latino community, these votes are going to be even more relevant in the future. >host: >> next, president obama and john boehner talk about the fiscal cliff. after that, the white house press briefing with jay carney. >> president obama says that tuesday's elections show that most americans agree with the deficit reduction plan. the president has invited presidential leaders to discuss the deficit and...
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among the new members elect. i said then that they were part of the most diverse caucus in the history of the world. the first time that a parliamentary body would have a party with a majority of women and minorities. we are very proud of that. yesterday, we did not have the majority, but we have the gavel. excuse me, we don't have the gavel. [laughter] [laughter] we have our own gavel. we have something more important. we have unity. we do not have a gavel. we do not have the majority. but we have unity. i think that our caucus this morning demonstrated that very clearly. so i come here with my sisters. when i came to congress 25 years ago, there was about 23 members of congress who women out of 435. just think about that. twelve democrats and 11 republicans, something like that. today, we have over 60 house democratic women. [applause] that is very good. it is not enough. we want more. but all of us who were there, we all took responsibility to try to pull more women into congress, in our state delegations and
among the new members elect. i said then that they were part of the most diverse caucus in the history of the world. the first time that a parliamentary body would have a party with a majority of women and minorities. we are very proud of that. yesterday, we did not have the majority, but we have the gavel. excuse me, we don't have the gavel. [laughter] [laughter] we have our own gavel. we have something more important. we have unity. we do not have a gavel. we do not have the majority. but we...
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gene is fired up about election spending. a total waste of 2 billion. that division limit contributions to $1,000. companies or individuals. it would far short of the nonsense and the campaign of last about a month. great idea. as greg writes this about a loong fiscal cliff. it is not about compromise. the economy does not have feelings. it works or does not. even if both parties given it would not be enough. debt spending and taxes to increase revenue. we love hearing from you. send me an e-mail. that's it for tonight's "the willis report." thank you for joining us. don't forget to record the sh
gene is fired up about election spending. a total waste of 2 billion. that division limit contributions to $1,000. companies or individuals. it would far short of the nonsense and the campaign of last about a month. great idea. as greg writes this about a loong fiscal cliff. it is not about compromise. the economy does not have feelings. it works or does not. even if both parties given it would not be enough. debt spending and taxes to increase revenue. we love hearing from you. send me an...
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is -- the fact is that everything that i have done in my -- i guess decade now of leadership is to elect younger and newer people to the congress. >> i think it's offensive, because it's often tailored toward women and there's a lot of male senators. >> reporter: she was just elected to the board of supervisors. at 38, she is considered practically a teenager in the political world. but she says age is a virtue. >> as a young girl, i've always admired her. >> reporter: pelosi went on to talk about the number of women in congress. in fact, for the first time ever, women and minorities will make up the majority in the democrat caucus. the face of politics is no doubt changing. joe tuman says, we aren't there yet. >> you'll know this is no longer an issue in this country when we're not doing stories about this anymore, when we don't refer to someone by genderrizing them in some way. >> reporter: nancy pelosi is one of the biggest fund-raisers for the democrat parties. some say her decision to stay on just gives republicans more fuel for their fire. democrats say she's a lock. elizabeth cook
is -- the fact is that everything that i have done in my -- i guess decade now of leadership is to elect younger and newer people to the congress. >> i think it's offensive, because it's often tailored toward women and there's a lot of male senators. >> reporter: she was just elected to the board of supervisors. at 38, she is considered practically a teenager in the political world. but she says age is a virtue. >> as a young girl, i've always admired her. >> reporter:...
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scandal will likely come up this afternoon as the president holds his first news conference since the election. president obama will also meet with business leaders to avoid the economic disaster. he sat down yesterday with labor leaders to get their input. the president will meet with congressional leaders to discuss the fiscal cliff on friday. and we'll carry the president's news conference this afternoon live at 1:30. >>> congress looks for answers into the deadly meningitis outbreak. lead erds from the fda and the massachusetts department of health are expected to testify at today's hearing in front of the house energy and commerce committee. this comes as a congressional report shows federal health investigators actually wanted to shut down the massachusetts pharmacy linked to the outbreak in 2002. the fda reports the pharmacy had multiple violations but stayed open on the promise that it would work harder on improving conditions. nearly 440 people became sick and 32 people in 19 states have died from the tainted injections, including in maryland and virginia. >>> also today on the hill h
scandal will likely come up this afternoon as the president holds his first news conference since the election. president obama will also meet with business leaders to avoid the economic disaster. he sat down yesterday with labor leaders to get their input. the president will meet with congressional leaders to discuss the fiscal cliff on friday. and we'll carry the president's news conference this afternoon live at 1:30. >>> congress looks for answers into the deadly meningitis...
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sound good. >> we are not done with the election just yet. we'll take a look inside our changing nation next. >> and "the skinny," and roseanne barr, and the guy once called joe, "the skinny" coming up. you are watching "world news now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by lifestyle lift. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by lifestyle lift. called joe, "the skinny" called joe, "the skinny" ♪ living in america ♪ ♪ ♪ living in america >> welcome back, everyone. you couldn't help noticing it election night, the faces at the campaign parties for president obama and governor romney they looked very different. >> absolutely. as pundits have been pointing out ever since, the outcome of the election rested on those differences. here is abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: from the chicago victory party to new york's times square, we saw the same thing last night in the battleground of tampa, florida. >> the diversity in the crowd here behind me, that is one of the big issues in the election one of the
sound good. >> we are not done with the election just yet. we'll take a look inside our changing nation next. >> and "the skinny," and roseanne barr, and the guy once called joe, "the skinny" coming up. you are watching "world news now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by lifestyle lift. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by lifestyle lift. called joe, "the skinny"...
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she was first elected in congress 25 years ago. sworn in with her family at her side. that was the beginning of her rise. in 2002 she had her first leadership position as the minority whip. a year later she took the tough spot for her party as minority leader. by 2007 she made history as the first woman to hold the position of speaker of the house, a role she held until her party lost the majority in the 2010 election. since then, she has been the minority leader. if she steps down, this could be a massive loss for her party. >> she's been one of the great democratic leaders of a generation. she is a fighter. she'll be a fighter every moment of her life. that is just who she is. >> i'll see you tomorrow at 10:00. or for those of you who are interested. >> reporter: playing to the press there. there are different scenarios that could play out if she chooses to stay and one of the pockets is -- the possibilities that she could fight the fiscal cliff and then retire. we'll know more tomorrow. >>> founder of the mcafee virus company and the man wanted in a murder case clai
she was first elected in congress 25 years ago. sworn in with her family at her side. that was the beginning of her rise. in 2002 she had her first leadership position as the minority whip. a year later she took the tough spot for her party as minority leader. by 2007 she made history as the first woman to hold the position of speaker of the house, a role she held until her party lost the majority in the 2010 election. since then, she has been the minority leader. if she steps down, this could...
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especially to happen right after the election. >host: your reporting is as 90 percent of americans could be affected. guest: it would affect a lot of people a lot of different ways. people in the upper income brackets would face the largest amount of tax increases. because they pay the most income taxes. but everyone would see their payroll tax go up, other individual income tax, taxes on investment in, are at stake. and for corporations and businesses, they are concerned because there are a lot of business tax breaks that affect the way they do business, the way they think about spending money. host: how much has to be tackled before this congress adjourns for the new year? we will see the 113th congress come in. what did have to tackle before we hit the new year? guest: it depends. that is a great question. everyone wants to know. one thing and will have to tackle is the alternative minimum tax. a tax cut was created several years ago in the late 1960's. was originally meant as a tax on wealthy people. you know, every year they
especially to happen right after the election. >host: your reporting is as 90 percent of americans could be affected. guest: it would affect a lot of people a lot of different ways. people in the upper income brackets would face the largest amount of tax increases. because they pay the most income taxes. but everyone would see their payroll tax go up, other individual income tax, taxes on investment in, are at stake. and for corporations and businesses, they are concerned because there are a...
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elections are all going to be next week. this is traditionally when things happen. for all the conferences. the fact that she set off this, she set it off a couple weeks led to a widespread speculation that he wanted to see how the election was going to turn out, she wanted time to line up her ducks about whether she would even retire or resign after winning her seat on tuesday. there was a lot of speculation that employees is si would leave immediately after the 2010 election when republicans regained control of the house and she was relegated the minority. she moved up the leadership elections to sort of cut back on the amount of time that people would be able to organize against her. heath shuler ultimately made a move and lost handily, but there was a lot of consternation among democrats that they wanted a little bit more soul surgerying time after d soul searching time after losing so many seats, and they were not afforded that time. so we don't know what's going to happen. nancy pelosi is in california. her home, in na
elections are all going to be next week. this is traditionally when things happen. for all the conferences. the fact that she set off this, she set it off a couple weeks led to a widespread speculation that he wanted to see how the election was going to turn out, she wanted time to line up her ducks about whether she would even retire or resign after winning her seat on tuesday. there was a lot of speculation that employees is si would leave immediately after the 2010 election when republicans...
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it's also not just who you elect. they've elected several folks now, brian sandy val, marco cruz, a real effect on the party and moderate them with respect to the issues. >> thank you very much. thanks. and look forward to meeting you in person as you come to washington. lots of luck to you. >>> outgoing senator olympia snowe on the gridlock in washington and republican losses. >>> plus -- after a big election win what are the next legal challenges ♪ [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more than leading sonic technology brushes for a superior clean. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. or treat gas with these after you get it. now that's like sunblock before or sun burn cream later. oh, somebody out there's saying, now i get it! take beano be
it's also not just who you elect. they've elected several folks now, brian sandy val, marco cruz, a real effect on the party and moderate them with respect to the issues. >> thank you very much. thanks. and look forward to meeting you in person as you come to washington. lots of luck to you. >>> outgoing senator olympia snowe on the gridlock in washington and republican losses. >>> plus -- after a big election win what are the next legal challenges ♪ [ male announcer ]...
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what is different post-election than pre-election? same players, slightly different complexion of players come inauguration day but not really. what has changed that gives the optimism that some deal will be struck now i could not have been struck before the election? >> first of all, the president was reelected. had he not been reelected, at the other side had taken power, he would have to wait for the new president. because you have the sitting president reelected, he did not have to wait. number two, we are days closer to all these things actually happening. the end of the tax cuts, the alternative minimum tax, the sequester, the automatic spending cuts. all those things are very close to being upon us. that does not deal with unemployment insurance and the payroll tax holiday. because those things are also set to end. so there is a growing momentum that i think will compel colleagues to act. could i be wrong? absolutely, i could. because there is rigidity in the system. especially on the far right and the far left. let's be candid
what is different post-election than pre-election? same players, slightly different complexion of players come inauguration day but not really. what has changed that gives the optimism that some deal will be struck now i could not have been struck before the election? >> first of all, the president was reelected. had he not been reelected, at the other side had taken power, he would have to wait for the new president. because you have the sitting president reelected, he did not have to...
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would it have mattered in the election? >> i don't think it would have mattered in the election. this is a little bit of insider baseball but if the republicans thought there was an advantage to getting this out, eric cantor one of their leaders knew about it and could have justifiably got it out. the thrust has to be the fbi. the fbi is a disaster in this investigation, in so many different fronts, and ought to be investigated from the very first decision to go after the second woman's e-mails. i mean, what was it in the first -- in the e-mails to kelley that prompted them to go after the other e-mails? >> should they have told congress? >> congressional leaders? probably so. should eric cantor have told rodgers? >> i agree with you. they sat on it. >> rodgers said he never knew. >> we have an obsessed person at the fbi sending shirtless photographs of himself and the rest of the investigation is full disclosure? >> really many. >> really. >> i'll get a final word in on the susan rice situation. he was politically weak in 2011 and won and feeling the oetds. >> ate his spinach. >
would it have mattered in the election? >> i don't think it would have mattered in the election. this is a little bit of insider baseball but if the republicans thought there was an advantage to getting this out, eric cantor one of their leaders knew about it and could have justifiably got it out. the thrust has to be the fbi. the fbi is a disaster in this investigation, in so many different fronts, and ought to be investigated from the very first decision to go after the second woman's...
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with that election. he has the ability to reach across and try to get compromise without having to fear that somehow, they'll be constrained by the elements on his side and of course, the same is true for our leadership. >> i'd just like to ask you about women because you know, many people say the republican party has a woman problem. so what piece of legislation will immediately fly through congress to make women out there happy? >> well, i'm not sure that there's a particular piece of legislation. i think sensitivity to issues. i pointed back again to the violence against women act. as a prosecutor, i dealt closely with many who were victims and that's a real empowerment issue. if you understand what, how a woman is victimized and how she's trying to retain some sense of control. not really just over herself, but often for the benefit of her children. so the kind of sensitivity in which you understand the circumstances that the women are facing and then speaking to that issue where you resolve somethin
with that election. he has the ability to reach across and try to get compromise without having to fear that somehow, they'll be constrained by the elements on his side and of course, the same is true for our leadership. >> i'd just like to ask you about women because you know, many people say the republican party has a woman problem. so what piece of legislation will immediately fly through congress to make women out there happy? >> well, i'm not sure that there's a particular...